Happy Tuesday! Today I get to bring to you another awesome Emma Hart book. This book and its characters are almost too much. There are so many laugh out loud moments that people probably thought I was crazy when I read this at work. (If they didn’t already think that). For my full review see below after the book blurb. Keep an eye out I have some great books for you the next few days.

Book Blurb:

Two mechanics. One rivalry.
She’ll prove she’s as good as she says she is.
He’ll prove her place isn’t under the hood.
It’s over it.

“Don’t let the bastards get you down.”
For twenty-six years, I lived by my daddy’s motto. Which is why “Mechanic Wanted” is all it takes for me to apply for the job at the garage we once owned.
And I meet the biggest bastard of them all.
Dexter Ryne. Hotter than Hell in July and a firm believer that my place is on reception, taking phone calls and looking pretty. Not getting dirty under the hood of a car.
Determined to prove each other wrong, we make a deal.
I have three weeks to prove my worth as a mechanic. If I don’t, I’m on telephone duty.
If I do, he’ll accept defeat and make my job permanent.
Now, all I have to do is fight my attraction to the cocky little… beep.
Problem is, an engine isn’t the only thing he knows how to make purr…

Review:

Jamie is one of the best damn mechanics around. But, she can’t find a job for one sole reason, she’s a woman. When a job opportunity opens at that garage that her father used to own she jumps on applying. She doesn’t expect to come head to head with a sexy sexist that all she wants to do is conk him with a wrench. Dex doesn’t believe a woman could handle a job like his. They belong behind the reception desk. When he meets the spicy, sassy Jamie he can’t help but bait her into a bet. They have three weeks to prove each other wrong. What happens when they realize underneath the sarcasm and smart remarks is a steamy passion? Will they be able to come to terms or will it crash and burn?

Jamie and Dex are fantastic. Their back and forth was some of the best I’ve read. Neither would give an inch. That is until they finally accepted being attracted to each other. However, it wasn’t just Jamie and Dex in this book. Both families are hilarious. Dex’s grandfather is a master manipulator and Jamie’s mom is a pro at digging into Jamie’s life, hence the surprise entrance (you’ll love it). I truly love Emma Hart’s writing. She is so fantastic at creating a story that sucks you in, steams up your kindle and keeps you laughing. If you haven’t picked up an Emma Hart book yet, why not start with this fantastic standalone. As a woman you will love sexy Dex, you will admire Jamie’s spunk and laugh at the realistic stupid arguments the two of them get into. As a man, you will find Jamie sexy, Dex will be clearly right but you will love the all around story and car talk. I, for one, can’t wait to see what Emma Hart writes next. I need my next fix.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover continues her delightfully sexy Saints of Denver series with the next thrilling standalone, SALVAGED! Order your copy today!

Hudson Wheeler is a nice guy. Everyone knows it, including his fiancée who left him with a canceled wedding and a baby on the way. He’s tired of finishing last and is ready to start living in the moment with nights soaked in whiskey, fast cars, and even faster girls. He’s set to start living on the edge, but when he meets Poppy Cruz, her sad eyes in the most gorgeous face he’s ever seen hook him in right away. Wheeler can see Poppy’s pain and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes.

Poppy can’t remember a time when she didn’t see strangers as the enemy. After a lifetime of being hurt from the men who swore to protect her, Poppy’s determined to keep herself safe by keeping everyone else at arm’s length. Wheeler’s sexy grin and rough hands from hours restoring classic cars shouldn’t captivate her, but every time she’s with him, she can’t help being pulled closer to him. Though she’s terrified to trust again, Poppy soon realizes it might hurt even more to shut Wheeler out—and the intense feelings pulsing through her are making it near impossible to resist him.

The only thing Poppy is sure of is that her heart is in need of some serious repair, and the more time she spends with Wheeler, the more she’s convinced he’s the only man with the tools to fix it.

Review:

Wheeler is the nicest guy you’d meet. Poppy is broken and scared. When Wheeler sees Poppy for the first time he really sees her. He doesn’t see that she is broken, hurt and scared. When Poppy sees Wheeler she feels an undeniable attraction that she hasn’t felt in a long time. Can Wheeler and Poppy heal one another by loving each other? Will the past come crashing down on them and force them to crawl back into the hurt they have a chance at letting go?

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! I love Jay Crownover’s books but this one really got me. It was emotionally intense at times, sweet when it needed to be and sexy when it was just right. Wheeler has just become my new number one book boyfriend. His ability to be sweet and strong at the same time while helping Poppy put herself back together was one of the most memorable parts of this book. I don’t think Jay Crownover has ever written two of the most perfect characters. The pain that the two over come and turn to love truly gives hope to anyone ever hurt before. In the end, I was smiling with tears in my eyes. If you are a fan of Jay Crownover you will love this book. If you haven’t read her yet…I don’t know what your waiting for. You need to start now! I guarantee you will pick up one of her books and be hooked. Overall, this was a book I couldn’t put down. A real emotionally romantic masterpiece by the phenomenal Jay Crownover!

Excerpt:

I put my hands to my cheeks and held my face. I could feel heat under the surface and I could hear the rush of blood between my ears.

“Are you going to be okay? Do you need me to get you something? Should I grab Dixie?” He sounded genuinely concerned about me and that only made me shake even harder.

“No, I’m fine.” I wasn’t fine and hadn’t been in a very long time. “Dixie is in Mississippi. She took Dolly down because Church moved into the house he rented for them and she wanted the dog to get used to their new home and so she could see what it was like to have a yard.” I was babbling but I couldn’t stop the words from pouring out. “How do you move me without laying a hand on me?”

He looked up from where he was watching the puppy dig into his chow. Those blue eyes were like lasers as they cut into me from across the room. He put his hands on the counter and leaned forward. “What are you talking about?” His voice held that same even tone but there was something in it, some deeper note, that let me know he knew exactly what I was talking about.

I wrapped my arms around myself in a protective hug and met his look with a pointed one of my own. “I get stuck, frozen with fear. I end up caught between memories and reality. Most people grab my arm or touch me somewhere to get me moving again. Either that or they go around me like I’m in the way. You made me move without doing anything.”

His eyebrows shot up and the corners of his mouth pulled down in a frown. “People shouldn’t touch you unless you tell them it’s okay, even if you are in the way.”

His words had me shivering in a completely different way than I had been before and I was the opposite of cold. “I didn’t use to mind it.” The words cracked and sounded almost as broken as I felt on the inside. “I mean being touched. It was until…after.”

He lowered his gaze and I saw his chest rise and fall as he sucked in a deep breath. “The reason doesn’t matter. If you don’t like it, people should respect that. No one has a right to put their hands on you unless you want them there.”

Right there in that moment I thought I wouldn’t mind it too terribly much if he walked across the room and replaced the frail and thin arms that were currently holding me together with his thick, strong, tattooed ones. It was probably the only touch I would ever crave but I would never be brave enough to ask for it, so I cleared my throat and awkwardly made my way closer to where he was standing. I lifted myself up into one of the barstools that was across the counter from him and put my hands on the cool surface separating us and prayed they would stop shaking.

Jay Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men, The Point, and the Saints of Denver series. Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or instrument playing, she’ll settle for writing stories with interesting characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her dogs.

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